Harness-clasp.



T. J. DANIEL.

HARNESS GLASP.

APPLIOATION FILED 00129, 1913.

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TURNE'R J. DANIEL, OF BUTLER, ALABAIVIA.

HAENESS-CLASP.

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To all whom it may concern Be it known that T, TURNER J. DANIEL, acitizen of the United States, residing at Butler, in the county ofChoctaw and State of Alabama, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Harness-Clasps; and T do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in clasps forharness and is particularly adapted for permitting adjustment of theback strap of a harness relative to the harness saddle.

An important Object of the invention is to provide an adjustable claspfor harness which will permit ready adjustment of the harness andprovides for the looking of the harness in adjusted position in areliable eX- peditious Inanner.

Another Object of my invention is to provide a device such as abovedescrihed which is simple as to construction and arrangement of parts,light, strong and durable, may be readily attached to harness and ischeap to manufacture.

The above and additional objects are aocomplished hy such means as areillustrated in the accompanying drawings, described in the followingspecification and then more particularly pointed out in the claims whichare appended hereto and form a part of this application.

`With reference to the drawings, wherein I have illustrated thepreferred embodiment of my invention as it is reduced to practice, andthroughout the several Views of which, Similar reference numeralsdesignate corresponding parts: Figure 1 is a detail perspective view ofthe adjustable locking plate forming a part of the invention, Fig. 2 isa detail erspective view of the fixed locking means adapted forcoperation with the looking plate, Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sect-ionalview illustrating the device in assembled position, and Fig. 4 is adetail longitudinal sectional view illustrating the locking lever inlocked position.

Coming now to the description of the drawings the numeral 1 representsas an entirety the fixed looking plate that is preferably constructed ofthin metal and is substantially rectangular in shape. This plateSpecification of Letters Patent.

.Application filed October 29, 1913.

Pateted Mar. 10, 1914.

Seral No. 797,972.

1 is adapted to be secured to the harness saddle not shown. A pair ofopposed laterally eXt-ending ears 2 and 3 are formed integral with theplate 1 adjacent one terminal thereof and on the longitudinal edgesthereof and are apertured so that suitable fastening means not shown maybe inserted therethrough for the purpose of securing the plate to theharness saddle. The terminal of the plate farthest removed from thelateral ears 2 and 3 is reduced as at l and provided with an Opening 5adjacent its outer extremity so that suitable fastening means not shownmay be inserted therethrough and into the harness saddle. It will thusbe seen that the plate 1 is adapted to be secured to the harness saddleby the means above described.

A looking lever 6 is secured adjacent one terminal to a pivot pin 7 thatis pivotally supported within a pair of upstanding ears 8 and 9 whichare formed integral with the plate 1 in opposed relation and upon thelongitudinal edges of the plate. The pivoted terminal of the lookinglever 6 is provided with lugs 10 and 11 which are formed integraltherewith in spaced relation to each other adjacent each side of thelever and extend at right angles thereto. These lugs 10 and 11 areadapted for engagement with an adjustable looking plate 12 which will behereinafter more fully described, and serve to hold the looking plate 12in locked position upon the fixed looking plate l.

The adjustable looking plate 12 is constructed of the same material asthe fixed looking plate 1 and is preferably rectangular in shape. Theplate 12 is adapted for sliding adjustment upon the fixed plate 1between the upstanding ears 8 and 9-and as a means for further guidingthe sliding movement of the plate 12 and for holding it in properalinenent relative to the plate 1 there has been provided a pair ofdiametrically opposed guide flanges 13 and 14: that are formed integralwith one terminal of the plate 1 adjacent the lateral ears 2 and 3 andare bent over to lie in parallel spaced relation to the upper surface ofthe plate, and a similar pair of guide fianges 15 and 16 that are formedintegral with the late at a point adjacent the one terminal o theupstanding ears 8 and 9 in diametrically opposed relation and are bentover in the same nanner as are the fianges 13 and let thus it will beseen that the plate 12 is, when mounted upon the plate 1, held in theproper position thereon for sliding niovenient.

Gne terninal of the adjustable looking plate 12 is provided with aplurality of hook members one of which designated 17 is in wardly turnedand torned centrally of the side edges of the plate, the other twodesignated 18 and 19 are inwardly turned and forned integral with thelongitudinal edges of the plate in dianetrically opposed relation.Suitable parts of the breeching or back band inay be secured to thesehook members 17, 18 and 19.

As a means for looking the adjustahle looking plate in adjusted positionupon the fixed looking plate, reference being had partioularly to 3 inthe drawings, there has been provided a pair or" spaced looking tongues20 and 21 that are disposed in spaoed relation to the upper surface ofthe plate and forned integral tnerewith. The looking tongues 20 and 21are forned by making long later-al slit centrally of the side edges ofthe plate 1 and short longitudinal slits at the terninals of the lateralslit then striking upwardly the slitted portions thus forming thelooking tongues. The looking tongues 20 and 21 are disposedapproxinately centrally of the ends of the plate 1 so that the lugs 10and 11 are disposed between them when in looked position.

The adjustable looking plate 12 is provided .with a plurality of spaoedrectangular openings 22 that are adapted to receive the looking tongues20 and 21 when the devioe is in looking position. The looking andadjusting action of the device is briefly described as follows. Assuningthat the adjustable plate 12 is nounted for sliding novenent upon thefixed sliding plate 1 so that the guide fianges 13, 14:, 15 and 16 arein engagenent with the adjustable plate and the looking lever 6 is in aposition such as illustrated in Fig. 2, the plate 12 is then nioved tothe desired adjusted position and as the openings 22 therein areapproximately in the saine spaced relation as are the locking tongues 20and 21, the tongues 20 and 21 are inserted within the openings and theupper terniinals thereof bear against the upper face of the plate 12.The looking lever 6 is then operated so that the lugs 10 and 11 areinoved into bearing engageinent with the upper surface or" the plate 12thus holding the plate in looked engagement with the looking tongues 20and 21. A fiange 23 is forned integral with the iree terninal of thelooking lever 6 and extends at right angles thereto. This flange 23 isadapted to seat within one of the openings 22 when the looking lever 6is nioved in looked position as illustrated in Fig. 3 in the drawingsand serves to assist the lugs 10 and 11 in seourely holding the plate 12in locked position upon the fixed plate 1 as will he clea'rly seen withreference to Fig. 3 in the drawings.

To unlook the plate 12 from the plate 1 the lever 6 is inoved to aposition such as illustrated in Fig. 2 and the plate 12 is then free tobe inoved out of engagement with the looking tongues20 and 21 and tiisis done by pushing it forwardly relative to the locking tongues and thenpulling it away from the plate l there being sufficient space betweenthe lever 6 and plate 1 to perinit such action.

lt will be apparent with reference to the foregoing description andacoonpanying drawings that a olasp for harness is provided which willpei-mit the ready and etfeotual adjustnent of the harness and afford areliable and eflioient looking means for looking the harness in adjustedpositions in a. reliable manner so that acoidental derangenent of thelooking means is positively prevented.

In reduction to praotioe, I have found that the to 111 of iny invention,illnstrated in the drawings and referred to in the above description, asthe preferred embodiment is the most eflicient and praotioal; yetrealizing that the conditions conourrent with the adoption of iny devicewill necessarily vary, I desire to enphasize the fact that variousininor changes in details of construction, proportion and arrangenent ofparts may he resorted to, when required, without saorifioing any of theadvantages of my invention, as dened in the appended claims.

lVhat is claimed is 1. A clasp for harness comprising a stationarylooking plate, an adjustable looking plate having a plurality of spaoedOpenings therein slidably mounted upon said stationary looking plate, alooking lover pivoted upon said stationary plate, a pair of spacedlooking tongues disposed in spaoed parallel relation to the uppersurface of the stationary plate and forned integral therewith, harnesssecuring hooks carried upon one terninal of said adjust-able plate,spaoed lugs carried upon the pivoted terninal of said looking lever andadapted for engageinent with the adjustable plate when in lookedposition, said looking tongues adapted for en 'ageinent with theopenings in the adjustable plate and guide neans carried by salestationary plate.

2. A clasp for harness comprising a stationary looking plate, anadjustable looking plate inounted :for sliding niovenient on saidstationary looking plate and having a plurality of spaced openingsforned therein, a

pair of upstanding opposed ears forned on plate and disposed in parallelspaoed relation at their outer terminals to the upper surface of thestationary plate and adapted for engagement With the openings in theadjustable plate, means for guiding said adjustable plate and holding itin sliding relation to the stationary plate and means carried upon eaohterminal of the looking lover for holding the adjustable plate in lookedposition adapted for engagement with the looking plate and openingstherein respectively.

3. A olasp for harness hooks comprising a rectangular stationary lookingplate, an adjustable looking plate adapted for sliding movement uponsaid stationary plate and having a plurality of spaoed openings formedtherein, a pair of opposed harness hook members 'Ormed integral with theadjustable plate at one terminal thereof, an inwardly turned hook memberforned integral with the adjustable plate and extending outwardly fromone terninal thereof, a looking lover pivotally seoured to saidstationary plate, a pair of lugs formed integral With the looking lever,adjacent the pivoted terminal thereof extending at right angles to thelooking lever and adapted for engagement With the adjustable lookingplate, a air of spaoed looking tongues formed integral With thestationary plate and adapted for engagement With the openings in theadjustable plate, guide means carried by said stationary plate and meanscarried by the free terminal of said looking lover and adapted forengagement With one of the openings in the adjustable lato to hold saidplate in looked position.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

TURNER J. DANIEL. W itnesses:

W. R. RILAT, S. A. TURNER.

Gomes of this pmtent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Gommissioer of Patcnt, Washington, D. c."

